⁶ and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,^(A)
    for true wisdom has two sides.
    Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.^(B)

¹⁶ how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt,^(A)
    who drink up evil^(B) like water!^(C)

⁵ Is not your wickedness great?
    Are not your sins^(A) endless?^(B)